The House Of Love UK 1988 DEBUT LP JUST ONE PLAY EVER MINT MINUS AUDIO - LISTEN
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THE HOUSE OF LOVE - THE HOUSE OF LOVE
ARCHIVE COPY - MINT MINUS AUDIO
WITH A SUPERB NEAR MINT SLEEVE TO MATCH
- CATALOGUE:CREATION CRELP 34
- MATRIX:CRELP034 A1 / B1
- ' ADRENALIN ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX BOTH SIDES
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE BLACK LABELS ARE IN ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE IS NOT A MARK OR STAIN ON THEM. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS JUST ONE MICROSCOPIC SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST WHY THIS LP HAS HARDLY BEEN PLAYED
THE VINYL
THE DISC GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT . AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A COUPLE OF WISPS, AND ONE SUPERFICIAL NON SOUNDING SURFACE HANDLING LINE ON SIDE ONE
PLAYING THE RECORD
I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.
I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH. THIS IS SOMETHING I HAVE DECIDED TO ADD TO THE AUCTIONS AND ALTHOUGH IT TAKES EXTRA TIME AND EFFORT, I BELIEVE IT'S WELL WORTH IT. IT HAS LONG BEEN SAID THAT BUYING FROM EBAY IS A LOTTERY WHEN IT COMES TO RECORDS. SO MANY INEXPERIENCED SELLERS DESCRIBE RECORDS AS MINT, ONLY FOR THEM TO BE ANYTHING BUT, AND THIS IS A VALID ARGUMENT THAT BUYERS WILL LEVY AGAINST SELLERS. FAIR ENOUGH, BUT HERE YOU ARE ABLE TO HEAR THE ENTIRE RECORD BEFORE DECIDING WHETHER TO BID. I HOPE YOU BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE WAY FORWARD.
THE LP PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY WITH CLEAR AND CRISP STEREO REPRODUCTION.A SUPERB CLARITY AND CRISPNESS, THAT IS BOTH LOUD AND POWERFUL. PLAYING THE LP THE FIRST THING TO STATE IS THAT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND ANYWHERE, MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED, WAS CONDUCTED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY BALANCED AND UNWORN STYLI.
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE DURING THE PLAY
NO LOUD POPS AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE
NO MORE THAN A SPLIT SECOND OR TWO OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN ONE OR TWO LINKING GROOVES.
I HEARD ABOUT TWO TINY STATIC TICS DURING THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH
AN OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS IN THE BEST POSSIBLE CONDITION AND PLAYS LIKE NEW
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS VINYL MINT MINUS
PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
LIGHTLY TEXTURES UNLAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE
THIS SLEEVE WOULD HAVE GRADED EVERY BIT AS GOOD AS THE VINYL , BUT A CLOSE INSPECTION HAS REVEALED A LIGHT STAIN IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER (SEE PICS)
OTHER THAN THIS, THE FRONT SURFACE IS SUPERB. FLAT AND CLEAN, AND SURPRISINGLY NONE OF THE COLOURED SURFACE HAS BEEN LOST THROUGH RUBBING AND SHELF WEAR.
THERE IS NO RING WEAR, OR RECORD SHAPE
THERE ARE NO LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGE HAS ALL OF THE COLOUR RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER, NO BLEMISHES TO THE CORNER TIPS.
THE BOTTOM EDGE IS ALMOST AS PERFECT WITH JUST A LITTLE LIGHT RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER
THE SPINE IS SO THIN AND FLIMSY THAT MOST ARE RUBBED SO BADLY THAT YOU ARE UNABLE TO READ ANY OF THE TYPEFACE. THIS COPY HAS EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS HAVE A PIN PRICK OF WHITE. THE SURFACE IS FLAT WITH ONE LIGHT FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSION NEAR THE TOP.
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AND TIDY AS THE FRONT, AGAIN THE STAIN APPEARS IN THE CORNER
THE ORIGINAL DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE IS FREE FROM ANY SPLITS. AND IT HAS REMAINED UNCREASED.
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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